What is CVE-2024-46729?

CVE-2024-46729 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 6.10.9 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46729?

CVE-2024-46729 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46729?

Yes, CVE-2024-46729 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.9 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46729 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46729

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix incorrect size calculation for loop [WHY] fe_clk_en has size of 5 but sizeof(fe_clk_en) has byte size 20 which is lager than the array size. [HOW] Divide byte size 20 by its element size. This fixes 2 OVERRUN issues reported by Coverity.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-18

Last modified 2025-09-26

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-131

CVE-2024-46729 is classified as CWE-131

See CWE-131 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.10.9, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 6.10.9 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46729 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3941a3aa4b653b69876d894d08f3fff1cc965267
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/712be65b3b372a82bff0865b9c090147764bf1c4
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46729

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-18

Modified 2025-09-26

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46729?

CVE-2024-46729 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 6.10.9 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46729?

CVE-2024-46729 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46729?

Yes — CVE-2024-46729 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.9 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46729 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.